A selection of projects

, operates 160 km of dedicated railinfrastructure for the transport of freight between the Port of Rotterdam and the German Ruhr area Betuweroute. EconoVision assisted the management with the start-up of the enterprise (businessplan and market analysis).

analysed the value it adds for Sierra Leone. The analysis focused on various contributions in this regard: the balance of trade, employment and cash and non-cash contributions to the public sector (tax payments). The objective of the study was to strengthen the so called ‘licence to operate’. We executed this research project in a consortium with other consultancy firms. EconoVision contributed in particular with its know-how of input-output analysis and development economics.

a package of public transportation service lines. The client urgently needed an ex-post evaluation (financial and operational audit) of the settlement. Joël van der Beek has played a leading role in this audit. The project led to a modification of views on the process and the transfer. The client lauded the audit as an example of sharp analysis, adequate work and transparent reporting.

needed to bring the system in line with EU regulations. As a consequence a new tariff structure has been developed, including an assessment of its impact (socio-economic impact assessment).

we have analysed the feasibility of a large and innovative project in cotton seed oil milling. A cost benefit analysis has been conducted from three different angles: financial (commercial terms), economic (national scope and shadow prices) and social (socio-political scope). The study was part of a bilateral agreement between Tanzania and the Netherlands. The study resulted in a transparent definition of the value of the proposed investment for a number of stakeholders.

for the Arab States of the Gulf GCC) we have developed an econometric model. The objective was to predict the impact of closer economic integration and monetary cooperation between the member states on the individual member states and the GCC as a whole. Joël van de Beek has played an important role in the development and testing of the model. As a result the GCC established a Customs Union in January 2003. Member states are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

, in close cooperation with the European Commission, a ministerial conference was organized in Abidjan for the governments of all Francophone African countries and the IMF around the theme of public expenditure and national budget management. Joël van der Beek was responsible the organisation, logistics and agenda setting. Through a series negotiation sessions, an agreement was reached between the national governments and the IMF on policy measures and budget restraints.

an existing industrial cluster in the energy sector. The objective is to become international cost leader and one of the most innovative players in the field. Our client has already taken steps to obtain its licence to operate. In order to enlist further public, administrative and political support for the new plans, an economic impact assessment has been conducted (on the basis of input-output and cash flow analysis).